Burrinjuck Dam Nearing Completion in New South Wales
A Canadian commerce report notes Burrinjuck Dam in NSW under construction of cement with 50,000 tons produced locally. The dam in a narrow gorge will store 33.38 billion gallons, supply 41 miles of Murrumbidgee river and 15 and 25 miles of Goodradighee and Yass rivers, supporting about 7,000 farms and 100,000 people with liberal government aid and diverse farming including fruit dairying and ostrich ranching.
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New South Wales
Department of Commerce
Burrinjuck
Erment
Murrumbidgee
Goodradighee
Yass
Yanko
Peat as Coal Substitute Gains European Interest
Europeans face high coal prices and turn to peat as a substitute. Germany’s railways cut schedules after Sweden stops supply, while peat’s ease of use and low ash make it a promising fuel. A Maine inventor patented peat briquettes rivaling coal, with potential savings from New England peat beds and lower freight costs.
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Germany
Sweden
Maine
New England
Onions Profit Tale From Sunderland Grower Roman Skivicki
The Northampton Gazette reports Roman Skivicki of Sunderland held onions as prices rose to 87 a bag and later to 3 dollars a unit while others urged selling. He earned 7000 dollars net on onions in 1901 and likely far more in the current year.
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Roman Skivicki
Sunderland
Roman
Northampton Gazette
Courage Failing Ends in Tiny Dinnerroom Plea
Six year old Edward, dining with guests, sneaks from bed to beg for a bone from the turkey. He is confronted by his father at the door who asks what he wants and Edward replies with a timid request for a bone after the meal.
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Edward
Father
Topeka State Journal
War News Anxiety Prompted by Daily Headlines
An excitable man says reading daily war news makes him nervous. He admits he skips the following day’s reports to reduce worry, illustrating the strain of ongoing conflict coverage on readers.
Angler Defends Feeding Fish After Three Hour Dry Spell
A local fishing scene sparks debate as an angler responds to accusations of taking fish from the water by insisting he is feeding them instead. The dispute unfolds over a three hour bite drought.
What the City Gives Back
A reflection on a life spent under urban pressure. The Paris Mercury piece recalls a man returned to a small town coffin carried from the city that swallowed him years before. It laments how the metropolis drains youth and hope, leaving an empty shell and enduring regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bodine
Paris
Mercury
Relics of First Century Portraits Found in Antioch Chalice
A chalice dating to the second half of the first century A D containing portraits of Christ and apostles, excavated from Antioch, Syria. Experts say it may replica the Constantine era Antioch cathedral and is now held by an art dealer in New York after arriving from excavators in 1910.
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Christ
Apostles
Antioch
Gustavus A. Eisen
New York Times
Desperate criminals confront Acton police in boarding house
A squad in Acton NL closed in on two desperadoes hiding in a boarding house. One man fired twice at a policeman in the abdomen. the first shot jammed near the barrel, destroying the second shot and leaving the revolver useless.
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Acton
Popular Science Monthly
Observing Male and the Silent Suffering of Women
A female lecturer declares women have suffered for ages while a meek man asserts they have never suffered in silence. Her dramatic response includes a baleful stare and a confrontation over a widely held grievance. The exchange captures a sharp, stagey moment of social discourse.
Doctors Don't Know Everything Quote in Barroom Exchange
In a casual barroom exchange, Smith questions a man about medical orders to quit drinking while Brown defends doctors and mentions quitting for two days without improvement. The dialogue illustrates skepticism toward medical advice and personal experience shaping health beliefs.
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Smith
Ray
Brown
Environment shapes outcomes in markets and medicine
A dialogue on success noting environment as a key factor. The speaker contrasts surgeons and stock traders to illustrate how context can determine performance.
Lesson on Jesus as Way Truth and Life
Review of John’s gospel showing Jesus as the way to heaven and the Father, the truth about God, and the life for believers. Notes on lessons from Life of Jesus, John the Baptist, the first disciples, and key miracles.
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Jesus
Christ
God
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Sea of Galilee
John the Baptist
John
Lamb of God
Andrew
Philip
Messiah
Moses
Nathaniel
Israel
Nicodemus
Samaria
Cana
Galilee
Pool
Bethesda
Sheriff Sale Of Real Estate In Greene County Indiana
Sheriff JEPTHA MOSS will publically sell at the Greene County Court House Bloomfield on April 14 1917 between 10 AM and 4 PM the rents and profits of described lands totaling 149.5 acres with several partial tracts and rights of way to satisfy a decree of Mrs. Etta Taber versus William Huggins et al for 812.40 dollars plus interest and costs. If not enough, the fee simple of the real estate will be offered. Attn: Van Buskirk for Plaintiff. March 20 1917.
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Greene Circuit Court
Etta Taber
William Huggins
Bloomfield
Greene County
Indiana
Owensburg and
Pugh
Said Township
Bloomfield Road
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad Company
William Corbin
Public Auction of Greene County Real Estate Rents 1917
Jephtha Moss Sheriff of Greene County Indiana will expose at public sale on April 14 1917 the rents and profits of several tracts in sections 18 17 19 township 7N range 3W totaling 360 acres more or less to satisfy a decree for 6758.52 plus interest and costs. If rents fail to satisfy the decree the fee simple of the real estate will be offered. Sale at the Greene County Court House Bloomfield Indiana with no valuation relief. W L Cavins attorney. March 15 1917.
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Greene Circuit Court
James M. Fuller
John B. Hamnett
Francis Hamnett
John L. Sauceman
Chelsea L. Warner
Warner
Chelsea Warner
Lloyd Sauceman
Court House
Bloomfield
Greene County
Indiana
Township Seven
Jeptha Moss
Ind
W. L. Cavins
A. D
1917
Notice of letting contract for Greene County road
The Greene County Board of Commissioners will on Tuesday April 3 1917 at 2 PM receive bids for construction of a macadamized road in Wright township petitioned by James L Humphreys et al plans and specifications on file in the County Auditor’s office all bidders must file proposals bonds and affidavits as required by law right to reject any and all bids is reserved witness hand and seal March 8 1917 George E Kidd Auditor Greene County Indiana.
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Board of Commissioners
Greene County
Indiana
Wright Township
James L. Humphreys
Board of County Commissioners
George E. Kidd
Henry A. Wolfe
Tips Still in Style in Sphinx Shade
Grant Allen lounges in the shade of the Sphinx as a visiting sheik dismisses the Baedeker guide. The sheik insists Murray is superior, warning that Baedeker is a bad book and that Murray’s translations demand a tip.
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Grant Allen
Murray
Baedeker
Philadelphia Ledger
Township Trustee Announces Regular Friday Saturday Meetings
Notice to residents of Taylor township Greene County Indiana that W E Doses trustee will transact township business at his Scotland Indiana office on Fridays and Saturdays each week.
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Taylor Township
Greene County
Indiana
Scotland
W. E. Doses
Jackson Township
Owensburg
Wiilliam
Ravclifrf
Greene County Auditor's March 8 1917 Seal Notice
Official seal of Greene County Indiana dated March 8 1917 signed by Auditor George E Kidd. Records the county seal imprint as part of formal fiscal or administrative action.
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Antipodes
the Apostles
Stock Exchange
BE. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
Jesus the Way
Truth
van Buskirk
Att Y
Sheriff’s Sale
Slinkard & Vosloh
Law
Democrat
Guy H. Humphreys
W. R. Cravens
North Side Public Square
M. Tito
T.roy Cook
Westside Square
Richland
James M. Hudson
Square Bloomfield
Frank A. VanSandt
Richland Township
A. B. Titus
Allen Williams
Joan W. Jackson
Russell Fuller
Recorder’s Office
J. Howard Hays
Lyons
W. L. Slinkard
Bloomfield Democrat
Terre Haute Tribune Daily
Bloomfield Sheet Metal Works
S. D. Miles
VanMeter Hardware Co
Oliver
Hasler Bros
Ballard’s
Kessler Bros
North Side Square
SOS
Charley Laughlin
New Phillips Building
West Side
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
A. W. Queeason
Hall
FR. J. Cheney & CO
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